Display fixture unit



Nov. 7, 1950 P. v. MARTINO DISPLAY FIXTURE UNIT Filed March 14,

. INVENTOR.

- ATTflkA/i) Patented Nov. 7, 1 950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAYFIXTURE UNIT Peter V. Martino, Long Island City, N. Y. Application March14, 1946, Serial No. 654,423

4 Claims.

My invention relates generally to display fixtures. More particularly myinvention is directed to an improved construction for display fixtureunits adapted for use in store windows or showcases for jewelry displaypurposes and has for one of its objects, the provision of a display unitof the character described, which shall be so constructed and arranged,that the same unit may be made to fit different sizes of windows orshowcases, thus obviating the expense incurred in designing andconstructing special units for each different size of window orshowcase.

Another object of my invention is to provide a display fixture unit ofthe character described,- which shall comprise relatively few and simpleparts, which shall be relatively-inexpensive to manufacture, which shallbe easy to assemble and construct and which shall, at the same time,represent a general improvement in the art.

Still another object of m invention is to provide a display fixture unitof the character described, which shall be so constructed and arranged,that a pluralit of units may be disposed in different relativearrangements, so as to provide a number of novel effects by the use ofonly a single standard type of unit.

Other objects of my invention will hereinafter be pointed out or willbecome apparent from the description to follow.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view, in perspective, of a display fixtureunit, constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, partly in cross-section;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

' Fig. 4 is an end elevational view thereof, as seen from the righthandend of the Fig. 2 illustration;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 66of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of one of the parts of my display fixtureunit shown in Fig. 1, disassembled therefrom;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the manner ofadjusting the unit to accommodate a larger size window or showcase; and

Fig. 9 is a top plan view, of reduced size, illustrating one method ofarranging the units of my invention to produce a novel display effect.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I have shown a display fixtureunit constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention Both ofsaid parts, A and B, may be made of any suitable material customarilyused for jewelry display fixtures, such as for example, wood, thesurface of which may be treated with flocking if desired. If preferred,the parts, A and B may be constructed of plastic material.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the part A comprises a member ofstepped construction, which is generally the shape of a quadrant, havinga pair of vertically disposed radial side walls Ill and ll, suitablyjoined at I01) and angularly disposed at an angle of degrees. A seriesof steps and platforms are provided, comprising the arcuate verticallydisposed riser walls, I2, M and IS, a platform I1, overlying the topedges of the walls, H), H and I2, a platform 18 overlying portions oftop edges of the walls 10, H and the top edge of the wall I 4, and aplatform l9, overlying portions of the top edges of the walls H], II andthe top edge of the wall IS. A bottom wall 20 is provided for the partA. Any suitable means may be employed for joining the walls andplatforms that make up the part A, such as nailing or gluing in the wellknown manner.

The part B shown by itself in Fig. '7 is generally of rectangular shape,comprising a pair of walls 30 and 3|, vertically disposed, and ofstepped construction as shown. The said end walls 33 and 3| areinterconnected by horizontally disposed riser walls 33, 3A and 35,together with top or platform walls 36, 3'! and 38. The part B is openat the rear thereof and is provided with a bottom wall 39. It is notedthat the platforms 3'! and 38 extend rearwardly of the rear walls 33 and34 respectively to provide shelf members to store a reserve supply ofstock as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The walls and platforms of thepart B may be joined in any suitable manner known to the art, such as bynailing or gluing.

A portion of the rounded walls [2, l4, l3, and the platforms l8 and 19of the part A are cut out, adjacent to they side wall II, in such a.manner as to snugly slidably receive therein the part B in matingrelationship as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When thus assembled there isprovided a display fixture unit, which is adapted for many uses inaccordance with my invention.

Suitable leg members 50, may be provided on the bottom wall 39 of thepart B, to support the extending portion of the said part B on the samelevel as that of the part A.

In use, articles of jewelry or the like to be dis- 'played may be placedon the platforms IT, IS

and I 9 of the part A, and 36, 3'! and 38 of the part B. If desired, asingle unit, comprising the parts A and B, as illustrated in Figure 1may be employed. If it is found that the showcase or window is oflimited space, the part B of my display unit may be slidably movedinwardly to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, which represents theinnermostv position of the part B. If, on. the other hand, it is desiredto use the same display unit in a larger window or showcase, the part Bmay be slidably moved outwardly in the direction of the arrow X in Fig.8, in which case more display space on the part B is-provided. Fig. 8illustrates the outermost position of the part B.

In accordance with my invention, the displa unit may be employed, ifdesired, to obtain a number of different ornamental effects. One suchornamental arrangement is shown in Fig, 9,

the steps and risers of said first member, the contour of said openingbeing such as to slidably receive an end portion of said second membertherein, said second member substantially completely filling saidopening, said sliding movement of said second member being in thedirection of lines formed by th intersection of the said steps andrisers of said second member.

2. A display fixture unit. according to claim 1 inv which the saidfirstmember is made in the shape of a quadrant.

3. A display fixture unit according to claim 1 in which the said stepsof said first and second members are at relatively different levels withthe topmost step of said first member being higher than the topmost stepof said second member.

4. A display fixture unit of the character described comprising a firstmember having a pair where two units comprising the parts A and B sduced. These illustrations of the uses to which I my display fixtureunit may be put, are only some of the means for its effective use, anumber of other artistic combinations and arrangements may be providedas can readily be understood from the example shown in Fig. 9 of, thedrawings.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have hereindescribed the principle and operation of my invention, together with theconstruction which I now consider to represent the best embodimentthereof, but I desire to have it understood that the construction shownis only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by othermeans. Also, while it is designed to use the various features andelements in the combination and relations described, some of these maybe altered and others omitted without interfering with the more generalresults outlined, and the invention extends to such use.

Having described m invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A display fixture unit of the character described comprising a firstmember having a series of steps connected by risers upon which todisplay articles, said steps and risers being of arcuate contour, asecond member having a series ofsteps connected by risers, upon which todisplay articles, the steps of said second member being substantiallyrectangular in contour, an opening in of vertically disposed end wallsand a front wall, said end walls being radially disposed with respect toeach other at an angle of substantially degrees, said front wallcomprising a series of steps of arcuate contour connected by risers,whereb said series of steps have the shape of a quadrant, means forpermanently joining said end walls to each other, means for permanentlyjoining said front wall to said end walls, a second member comprising apair of vertically disposed end walls and a front wall, said last namedfront wall comprising a series of steps connected by risers ofsubstantially rectangular contour and each step of said second memberbeing rectangular in shape, an opening in said front wall of said firstmember, the contour of said opening being such as to slidably receivetherein an end portion of said second member, the steps of the frontwalls of said first and second members being relatively offset withrespect to each other;

' PETER V. MARTINO.

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